Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)

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Not to be confused with Pontypridd (National Assembly for Wales constituency).

Pontypridd County constituency

Pontypridd shown within Wales
Created:	1918
MP:	Kim Howells
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	Mid Glamorgan
EP constituency:	Wales

Pontypridd is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post system.

1 Boundaries
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

Pontpridd constituency can be split into two parts, an eastern part containing the town itself, and a western part focussed on Llantrisant. In Pontypridd itself; Town, Treforrest, Rhondda, Graig, Cilfynydd, Trallwgn, Glyncoch, Rhydyfelin Central & Ilan, Hawthorn, Taffs Well. The western half consists of the following wards; Beddau, Church Village, Tonteg, Llantwit Fardre, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, Talbot Green, Tonyrefail East and Tonyrefail West.

The constituency can be considered to contain two halves; the Southern area, particularly between Church Village and Llantrisant, contains much new residential and light industrial development, and benefits from good transport links due to its proximity to the M4. This section has a growing population and is an important 'dormitary' for Cardiff. The Northern parts, particularly Tonyrefail and the northern end of Pontypridd town consists of large sections of 19th century housing and suffered high unemployment in the 1980s as the old industries closed. However, in recent years, econonmic recovery has been firm, especially considered with neighbouring constituencies to the north.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

1918: Thomas Arthur Lewis, Coalition Liberal then National Liberal Party
1922: Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones, Labour
1931: David Lewis Davies, Labour
1938: Arthur Pearson, Labour
1970: Brynmor John, Labour
1989: Kim Howells, Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Pontypridd
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kim Howells	20,919	52.8	-7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Powell	7,728	19.5	+8.7
	Conservative	Quentin Edwards	5,321	13.4	+0.1
	Plaid Cymru	Julie Richards	4,420	11.2	-2.6
	UK Independence	David Bevan	1,013	2.6	+1.0
	Communist	Robert Griffiths	233	0.6	+0.6
Majority			13,191	33.3
Turnout			39,634	60.9	+7.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.9

General Election 2001: Pontypridd
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kim Howells	22,963	59.9	-3.9
	Plaid Cymru	Bleddyn Hancock	5,279	13.8	+7.3
	Conservative	Prudence Dailey	5,096	13.3	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Brooke	4,152	10.8	-2.6
	UK Independence	Sue Warry	603	1.6	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Joseph Biddulph	216	0.6	N/A
Majority			17,684	46.1
Turnout			38,309	53.4	-18.1
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan

Constituencies in Wales
Labour	Aberavon \| Alyn and Deeside \| Bridgend \| Caerphilly \| Cardiff North \| Cardiff South and Penarth \| Cardiff West \| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire \| Clwyd South \| Conwy \| Cynon Valley \| Delyn \| Gower \| Islwyn \| Llanelli \| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney \| Neath \| Newport East \| Newport West \| Ogmore \| Pontypridd \| Rhondda \| Swansea East \| Swansea West \| Torfaen \| Vale of Clwyd \| Vale of Glamorgan \| Wrexham \| Ynys Môn
Liberal Democrat	Brecon and Radnorshire \| Cardiff Central \| Ceredigion \| Montgomeryshire
Conservative	Clwyd West \| Monmouth \| Preseli Pembrokeshire
Plaid Cymru	Caernarfon \| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr \| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Independent	Blaenau Gwent
Wales European constituency: Labour (2) \| Conservative (1) \| Plaid Cymru (1)